Sharp IQ-8920 manual See p for more information about using picture fields, Cursor Typing in text

text field is limited only by the size of the entry. Text fields adjust their size automatically to accommodate the number of lines entered.

Only a date can be entered in a date field, usually in the format of MM/DDNYYY. For example, you would type 06231994 to enter June 23, 1994.

Only the time of day can be entered in the time field, in the format of HH:MM followed by (AM) or (PM]. For example, to enter 9:00 AM, you would type 0900 then press (AM].

You can insert a picture from the Scrapbook into a picture field. You cannot enter anything directly into a picture field; a picture must be pasted from the Scrapbook. A picture can also be deleted from the field.

*See p. 130 for more information about using picture fields.

The cursor

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Typing in text

The cursor is used to work with text, indicating the position where text will be entered or deleted. The cursor is also used to indicate selection items in menus or lists. In text fields, where there is no restriction on the type of text (letters or numbers) or number of characters (lines) that can be entered, the cursor appears as 4 in insertion mode, or as I in overwrite mode (see p. 70).

In the date and time fields, the cursor appears as a, indicating that numbers only should be entered in a specified format (see above).

In some text fields or boxes, the cursor appears as _.

Typing in text is simple and straightforward. The unit’s keyboard is laid out similar to the keyboard on a typewriter or computer.

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